An antibiotic used in the treatment of African sleeping sickness and of pneumonia in people with AIDS.
An antiprotozoal drug. Pentamidine (Pentam 300 and others) is used to treat Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a very serious kind of pneumonia that frequently occurs in people with inadequate immune systems. Those susceptible to PCP include people with aids (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), people who have cancer, and organ transplant recipients.
A drug that is used in the prevention and treatment of African trypanosomiasis, and in the treatment of leishmaniasis.
An antiprotozoal medication (targeting protozoa) is delivered through intravenous infusion or nebulizer to both prevent and treat pneumocystis pneumonia in individuals with weakened immune systems. Pentamidine is also utilized in the treatment of leishmaniasis, a tropical disease. Potential side effects of this drug encompass nausea, vomiting, dizziness, flushing, rash, and alterations in taste.